Specialist Radiographer

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the Tees Valley is looking for a Specialist Radiographer to join their Radiology department. This role focuses on providing high-quality and patient-focused care primarily within community sites including Redcar and Guisborough. The successful candidate should have a BSc or MSc in Radiography and ongoing professional development, with a competitive salary range of £38,682 to £46,580 per year.

Qualifications

• Good general experience in radiography is essential.
• Compliance with National radiation Guidelines (IRMER) regulations is required.
• Experience of research and clinical audit is needed.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality, patient focused care.
• Facilitate continuous professional development.
• Join the Community Plain Film roster.

Skills

Evidence of good general experience in radiography

Comply with National radiation Guidelines (IRMER) regulations

Experience of developing working relationships

Experience of research and clinical audit

Knowledge of service improvement

Education

BSc or MSc Radiography or DCR(R)

HCPC Registration

Job description

Specialist Radiographer

The closing date is 06 January 2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Radiology department at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, for a Band 6 Plain Film Radiographer to work primarily within the Community Sites, including Redcar, East Cleveland, Guisborough and One Life Centre (Middlesbrough). The services within the community sites are varied and host a wide range of clinics including those held by consultants from the acute sector.

The successful candidate will be a role model for demonstrating our Trust's values through their leadership attributes and be committed to providing high quality, patient focused patient care.

Although the successful candidate will be employed by South Tees there will be an expectation of collaborative working across the Tees Valley in the future should the need be required. However, this role is primarily for South Tees Plain Film services. The successful candidate will join the Community Plain Film roster.

Our mission is to deliver seamless, high quality, safe healthcare for all.

Main duties of the job

The Radiology service is dedicated in facilitating continuous professional development and role extension/advanced practice. There are more than 30 Advanced Practitioners within the service, with specialist experienceology, ultrasound, CT, MRI and plain film radiographer reporting. South Tees Hospitals is the largest hospital trust in the Tees Valley with two acute hospitals and services in a number of community hospitals. South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is already nationally recognised as one of the leading healthcare providers in England for the quality of our services. The Trust is a designated regional Major trauma centre with a 24-hour acute admissions unit and specialised services in cancer, neurosciences, vascular surgery, spinal injuries, cardiology and renal medicine.

Please note this post will close at sufficient applicants

About us

Leadership and Improvement Training

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust; this training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the New and Aspiring leaders programme, and the Foundation Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers. After you complete this one and a half day of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities, we offer further in-house courses and bitesize programmes and leadership apprenticeships at level 3,5 and 7.

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Knowledge and Skills

• Evidence of good general experience in radiography
• Evidence of continuous personal and professional
• Comply with National radiation Guidelines (IRMER) regulations
• Understanding of the role and responsibilities of the post
• Experience of research and clinical audit
• Knowledge of service improvement
• Experience of developing working relationships

Qualifications

• BSc or MSc Radiography or DCR(R)
• HCPC Registration

Experience

• Manual Handling skills - of patients and complex radiographic equipment.
• Physically fit to able to fully participate in night and weekend working.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum (pro rata)